Upper Fruitland 4-Her impresses judge in round robin competition

Posted by Quentin Jodie | Jul 31, 2025 | Community |

CROWNPOINT

The 2025 Eastern Navajo Fair 4-H Show concluded with a round robin showmanship final, echoing last year’s excitement.

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Penelope Begay keeps her swine in line for judging during the Eastern Navajo Fair on Friday. Begay, who competes for the Apache 4-H Club, earned the grand champion award.

The showmanship featured siblings Kellen Stanley, Tyann Layton and Penelope Begay as the trio qualified their respective large animals.

Stanley qualified his steer, Golden Hawks, in the beef division, while Layton made the finale with her swine, Leroy, and Begay earned her spot with her goat, Megan.
In the lamb category, 13-year-old Kassidy Garcia also made the cut with her prized lamb, Fridge.

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Tyann Layton exhibits her steer, Bentley, during the Eastern Navajo Fair 4-H in Crownpoint. Layton finished second in the Beef Class 1 division.

The four finalists brought their animals to the center of the Larry Lantana 4-H Pavilion, demonstrating their showmanship skills on each animal for ENF 4-H judge Matt Denetclaw.

Judge praises depth of skill

“We had a real high-quality set of showmen, and what a great way to close out the livestock show with the round robin showmanship,” Denetclaw said. “These individuals not only displayed their own animals to the best of their ability, but the livestock belonging to others, and each exhibitors did an excellent job of getting things presented.”

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Kellen Stanley shows his steer, Golden Hawks, during the Eastern Navajo Fair 4-H on Friday. Stanley’s steer earned the Grand Champion award.

Of the four, Denetclaw liked what he saw in the showman skills of Layton and Garcia.

“These two individuals simply took the cake for me, in terms of how they were able observe what other exhibitors were doing throughout the show,” he said. “They applied those same principles to the livestock they were showing today.”

Of the two young women, Denetclaw chose Garcia as the winner of the round robin showmanship award.

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